Arsinoe of Egypt and Macedon - A Royal Life

Zusatztext An interesting and enriching book. Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Donnelly Carney is Professor of History and Carol K. Brown Endowed Scholar in Humanities at Clemson University. The life of Arsinoe II (c. 316-c.270 BCE), daughter of the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, is characterized by dynastic intrigue. This book provides the first accessible biography of this fascinating queen. Zusammenfassung The life of Arsinoë II (c. 316-c.270 BCE), daughter of the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, is characterized by dynastic intrigue. This book provides the first accessible biography of this fascinating queen. Abbreviations; Timeline; Genealogical Tables; Map of Eastern Mediterranean; Introduction; Chapter 1: Arsinoe's background and youth: 318-14-300; Chapter 2: Arsinoe as the wife of Lysimachus: c.300-281; Chapter 3: Arsinoe and Ptolemy Ceraunus: 281-279-6; Chapter 4: Arsinoe's return to Egypt and marriage to Ptolemy II: 279-275; Chapter 5: Arsinoe II as wife of Ptolemy II: c. 275-270 (268); Chapter 6: Arsinoe's Afterlife; Appendix: Sources on the life of Arsinoe II; Notes; Glossary; Important People in the life of Arsinoe II; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Donnelly Carney, Elizabeth Donnelly Carney
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2013
• EAN: 9780195365528
• ISBN: 978-0-19-536552-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Women in Antiquity; Women in Antiquity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Antike, Ägypten, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, HISTORY / World, Biography / Autobiography